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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

545 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BERGEN...MANHATTAN AND BRONX COUNTIES 

WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT...



RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED 

ON MANY ROAD WAYS IN THE VICINITY OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE. 

THESE FLOOD WATERS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE NEXT HOUR. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



JST

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